Finalists announced for the 2015 Awards for Excellence in Recycling and Waste Management

The Environment Media Group has revealed the finalists for its twelfth annual Awards for Excellence in Recycling and Waste Management which will take place at The Landmark Hotel, London 14 May 2015.
Winners will be revealed at the lavish awards ceremony, which will be hosted by one of the most recognised faces and voices in British broadcasting, Eamonn Holmes.

Steve Eminton, Editor at letsrecycle.com said; “Once again entries have increased from the year before and the extremely high standard is a fantastic testament to the hard work and dedication of organisations working in the waste and recycling sector. Congratulations go to all the finalists!”

The awards cover best practice spanning retail, commercial bodies and local authority and waste management sectors.

The finalists in each category are as follows:

ZERO WASTE PLATINUM AWARD, sponsored by SAICA Natur and Wastecare
• Intu Chapelfield Shopping Centre: Proud To Be Different
• New York Bakery and Biffa: Going For Gold
• Thermofisher Scientific: Inchinnan
• Webtech (NI)

RETAIL RECYCLING CHAMPION, sponsored by Smart Solutions
• Incentive FM with St. Stephens Shopping Centre
• Intu Chapelfield Shopping Centre
• Grand Arcade & Amey Cespa: Rethinking Waste
• Queensgate Shopping Centre

CIRCULAR ECONOMY SUCCESS
• BPR Group Europe
• Novelis: Closing The Loop With Aluminium
• Olleco
• RDC

WASTE MANAGEMENT INITIATIVE IN THE COMMERCIAL AND PUBLIC SECTOR, sponsored by Taylor
• Aintree University Hospital: Recycling Success – B&M Waste Management
• Bath Business Improvement District with SITA UK
• Carlsberg UK and Cory Environmental: A Partnership
• Telefonica O2: O2 Recycle

DESIGN OF A WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITY, sponsored by the Environmental Services Association
• CSH Environmental
• Public Power Solutions: Turning Household Waste into Solid Recovered Fuel
• SITA UK: Suffolk Energy-From-Waste Facility
• Viridor: Rochester Plastics Recycling Facility

THE BEST COMMUNITY RECYCLING INITIATIVE, sponsored by DHL Envirosolutions
• Blackpool Council: Rover Mobile Recycling Service
• Bulky Bob’s Fresh Start
• Keep Britain Tidy: Cheshire Waste Reduction Volunteers
• Total Reuse CIC: Total Clearance

RECYCLING BUSINESS OF THE YEAR, sponsored by Ceris Burns International
• BPR Group Europe
• EMC Europe
• PHS Waste Management: Shining A Light On Waste
• Simply Cups: Paper Cup Recycling Scheme

COLLECTION CREW OF THE YEAR, sponsored by Bywaters
• Angel London Business Improvement District: Recycling Team
• Bulky Bob’s
• Oxford City Council
• SITA UK : K7

CIVIC AMENITY SITE OF THE YEAR, sponsored by REPIC
• Amey PLC: Brixworth Household Recycling Centre
• Durham County Council: Strategic Waste Management Heighington HWRC
• North London Waste Authority: South Access Road ReUse & Recycling Centre
• Viridor: Priorswood Recycling Centre

THE BEST LOCAL AUTHORITY RECYCLING INITIATIVE, sponsored by Hadfield Wood Recyclers
• Cheshire West and Chester Council: Chester Student Communication Campaign
• London Borough of Hackney: Food Recycling Experiment
• Merseyside Recycling and Waste Authority: Sweep Wise 55
• Rochford District Council: Flats Improvement Project

LOCAL AUTHORITY RECYCLING CHAMPION, sponsored by Biffa
• Cheshire West and Chester Council: Emma Harrison
• Rochford District Council: Jade Austin
• South Bucks District Council: Simone Singleton
• Woking Borough Council: Adam Herriott

To book a table at the Awards for Excellence in Recycling and Waste Management, please visit www.awardsforexcellence.co.uk or contact  Daniella Jarvie-Thomas at Environment Media Group by emailing daniella.t@letsrecycle.com or calling 020 7633 4524.